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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Karin visit far up the Nathan Road?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A friend's family.
(c) Distant relatives.
(d) A fortune teller.

2. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?
(a) "Extra mouth."
(b) "Not a boy."
(c) "Treasured one."
(d) "Bring a little brother."

3. How does the author refer to other girls adopted from China?
(a) Her daughter's "sisters."
(b) "Chinese Pearls."
(c) "Chinese Flowers."
(d) "The Lost Generation."

4. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?
(a) "Daughter disappointment."
(b) "Chosen boys."
(c) "Boy preference."
(d) "Son preference."

5. What book does Karin mention is one of her favorites?
(a) "Look Homeward Angel," Thomas Wolfe.
(b) "Of Mice and Men," John Steinbeck.
(c) "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Bronte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "baiji"?

2. Where does Karin live in her early journalistic career?

3. What is the first major hurdle Karin and Mark have to clear in the adoption process?

4. What is the meaning of "Xiao," the first part of all the little girls' names?

5. What novel does Evans mention as having a character who strangles a newborn girl?

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